I love Spanish food, and one of my favorite desserts is membrillo and cheese. Membrillo is a type of quince paste, resembling a golden brick of jelly. It’s served in slices and tastes best when coupled with the local sheep’s milk cheese. I discovered this wonderful combination of taste and texture years ago, when visiting […]
Food and Drink
Singapore’s Favorite Dish: Chicken Rice
If there’s one dish that I think is most associated with Singapore – at least by the locals I have met – it is Chicken Rice. Akin to chicken noodle soup in the US, Chicken rice seems to be both a comfort food and what one eats when he is a bit under the weather. […]
Dining in Burma
Burmese cuisine gets a bad rap among many travelers. I think it’s not so much that the food is unremarkable but rather it is often compared to the world-renowned gastronomy found among its three closest neighbors, China, India and Thailand. It’s a tough crowd in which to compete, but the good news is that Burmese […]